StoryTitle("caps", "Over in the Meadow") ?>
PoemStart() ?>
PagePoem(55, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Over in the meadow,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "In a nest built of sticks, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Lived a black mother crow ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "And her little crows six. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Caw,\" said the mother; ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", "\"We caw,\" said the six—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "So they cawed and they cawed ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "In their nest built of sticks.", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Over in the meadow,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Where the grass is so even, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Lived a gay mother cricket ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "And her little crickets seven. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Chirp!\" said the mother; ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", "\"We chirp,\" said the seven—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "So they chirped cheery notes", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "In the grass soft and even.", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Over in the meadow, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "By an old mossy gate, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Lived a brown mother lizard, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "And her little lizards eight. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Bask!\" said the mother; ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", "\"We bask,\" said the eight—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "So they basked in the sun", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "By the old mossy gate.", "") ?>
PagePoem(56, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Over in the meadow,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Where the quiet pools shine, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Lived a green mother frog ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "And her little froggies nine. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Croak,\" said the mother; ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", "\"We croak,\" said the nine—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "So they croaked and they splashed", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Where the quiet pools shine.", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Over in the meadow ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "In a dark little den,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Lived a gray mother spider ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "And her little spiders ten. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Spin,\" said the mother; ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", "\"We spin,\" said the ten—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "So they spun lace webs", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "In their dark little den.", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Over in the meadow,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "In the soft summer even, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Lived a mother firefly", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "And her little flies eleven. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Glow,\" said the mother;", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", "\"We glow,\" said the eleven—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "So they glowed like stars", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "In the soft summer even. ", "") ?>
PagePoem(57, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Over in the meadow,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Where the men dig and delve", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Lived a wise mother ant,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "And her little ants twelve.", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Toil,\" said the mother;", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", "\"We toil,\" said the twelve—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "So they toiled and were wise ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Where the men dig and delve. ", "") ?>
PoemAttribution("85", SmallCapsText("—Olive A. Wadsworth.")) ?>
PoemEnd() ?>